The inflation in Sudan continued rising to an unprecedented 66.88 percent in August from 63.94 percent in July, said Sudan’s Central Statistics Bureau Sunday. The bureau attributed the rise to the decrease in the prices […]
The Ministry of Water and Environment has re-echoed its commitment to providing 100% water coverage in the country by 2030. Eng. Ian Arebahona, the Principal Engineer at the Ministry made the reassurance last Thursday while […]
South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar refused to sign the latest draft of a peace deal with the Juba government that would end a years-long conflict, Sudan’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. “The main opposition […]
Observers from the Commonwealth on Thursday condemned the Zimbabwean army’s deadly use of force to break up protests in Harare by opposition supporters claiming a presidential election had been rigged by the ruling party. Former colonial […]
BRIEFING TO THE MEDIA ON CABINET DECISIONS TAKEN DURING THE MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 30TH JULY, 2018. Cabinet sat on Monday July 30, 2018 at Office of the President, Kampala and; Approved the appointment of […]
The former vice-president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba, has said he intends to stand for the presidency in elections due this December. Mr Bemba told the BBC that as long as the […]
Zimbabwe opposition leader Nelson Chamisa said Tuesday he was “winning resoundingly” as votes were counted in the first election since long-time ruler Robert Mugabe was ousted from power. Chamisa, who has raised allegations of voter […]
Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa and his main opponent, Nelson Chamisa, both said on Tuesday they were confident of victory in an election the previous day which observers deemed too early to call. Mnangagwa said he […]
A picture of bunch of banana’s has literally taken the internet by storm and debate is raging. When the internet was asked what the “perfect” ripeness of a banana, it may come as no surprise […]
Iran will react with equal countermeasures if Washington tries to block its oil exports, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, while the Islamic Republic’s armed forces chief said U.S. threats would draw an “unimaginable and […]
Supporters of Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga have launched an online petition to have him nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. The petition, which has 1,888 signatures so far, says Mr Odinga “saved Kenya from turning […]
It was thunderous as Fortebet closed the full-of-surprises 2018 World Cup with it dear customers in Iganga, Jinja and Magamaga in Mayuge. This took place on Saturday when Belgium beat England to claim the third […]
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) to end extreme poverty by 2030 is unlikely to be met—no thanks, in large part, to Nigeria. A new report by The World Poverty Clock shows Nigeria has overtaken India […]
A section of diplomats accredited to Uganda have raised concern about the delayed ruling on consolidated petitions challenging the Constitution Amendment Act No.2 of 2017, which among others lifted age limits for presidential candidates. In […]
A Catholic priest in Kenya has been suspended for one year after rapping in church. Father Paul Ogalo, 45, of St. Monica Catholic Church in Rapogi, Migori County, south-west of Nairobi, was suspended for alleged misconduct […]
City Lawyer James Byamukama has written to the Chief Justice Bart Katureebe questioning the delayed delivery of a judgment on the consolidated petition challenging the amendment of the Constitution to remove the presidential age limit. […]
President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the sub-committee of the National Security Council (NSC) to immediately embark on the ‘fingerprinting’ of all guns in a bid to curb insecurity. The president was on Wednesday addressing Parliament […]
The Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence-CMI has picked up Jaffar Magyezi, the Mbarara District Police Commander. Lt. Geoffrey Sunday, the 2nd Division UPDF Spokesperson, says Magyezi was picked up by CMI operatives this morning and taken […]
Over one million people have attended the 2018 FIFA World Cup fan festival in the 11 Russian host cities over the first four days of the tournament, FIFA said on Sunday. “Just four days into […]
Amnesty International has said the Israeli government has backtracked on her earlier commitment not to forcefully deport African-Asylum seekers. The global human rights body revelations are contained in a report titled ‘Forced and Unlawful: Israel’s […]